The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-07
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TRYING TO SAVE ARENSD0RF.
Paul Leader, One of the Defendants, Thinks
Haddoek Was Killed by Leavitt.

Sioux CITY, Ia, April 6.-In the Haddock
case. to day, James Junk, Joseph Borsch and
others testified as to the reputation of Leavitt
and Bismarck. The witnesses were saloon
keepers. They pronounced their regulations
very bad.
/. G. Hart. boarder at Paul Leaders, one of
the defendants, testified that he was one of the
crowo that went from Junk's saloon to the scene
OF the murder. About half dozen started
Gown with Leavitt; Arensdorf did not go with
them. Leader and followed the crowd down
about l50 feet behind them" said the witness
Leader and passed by the crowds.which was
standing by the high board fence. Leader
next to the fence AS we passed the crowd
somebody took Leaders hat off and
put another hat on Leader. 1t was
man whom I understood to be Leavitt He
passed and turned the corner, and went south
on Water street between sixty and eighty feet
Then we heard the report of pstol-shot We
looked around instantly: we saw one man sragger
and fall, and another turning to run away. The
man running away had on a rubber coat and
light pants. l did not notice his hat He ran
towards the northeast Leader and walked to
the corner Of Third street and went east by the
Milwaukee House. Bismarck not with US.
| never saw him. We got back about II o'clock.
Bismarck was not at the Milwaukee House.
Arensdorf was not the man who fred the shot;
am positive he was not in the crowd that went
to the scene of the murder"
At lhe afternoon session Of the District Court
Padl Leader, one of the defendants, and the
frst one so far introduced was called His tes-
timony was substantially as follows: He lived
at the corner of Nebraska and Second streets.
On Aug. 3, 1886, was at the Milwaukee House,
was as%he Central House also about 9; was at
the New England bakery. and was going homo
when he met Mr.. Hart at the corner of Nebras-
ka and Fourth streets. He said: I'VE went
into the English Kitchen saloon; got glass of
beer or a cigar. and thence went TO Junk's.
Hart was with me. We met Arensdorf an3
others, TO our right; another crowd to our left
Arensdorf faced to the front. We walked right
through into the rear room. l recognized
Leavitt among others I didn't know. We
renamed in Junks five or six minutes Arens-
dorf was in the crowd at the corner Arensdorf
is not the man who fired the shot. was not at
the meeting of the saloon-keepers Aug. 2.
1886. Believe there was union OF some kind
among them l understand there was no com
riete organization. l attended one meeting, but
knew OF no binding together, association. to
whip or injure Haddock or any one else. Lea
witt and the others went out together. | went
out with Hart. a second or two after. We left
Arensdorf 10 Junk's. The crowd. headed by
Leavitt, went along the south side of Fourth to
Water, we following behind them. Did not
know what they were going to do. Never had a
word With Leavltt about what they were going
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| cieht or ten feet from the corner
| AS I walked by Leavitt, he jerked this
straw hat off my head. and put his gray one or
| mine. / asked him what he meant, and he said
| That's all right We walked down Water
| street. and heard the report of gun behind us
| looked around and saw staggering
| eastward and another running northward. HI
| wore long black coat, tight pants. and brown
| low-crowned hat He went down Water stree
| toward Second. / got home about ten minutes
before the train arrived on the Milwaukee
about 10:40 Bismarck not with me
did not see him that evening. At the tim,
the shot was fred / thought the maj
was Leavitt. I satisfied that Leavit
was the man who fired the shot, and wa
| running away. / did not go to Haddock.
| heard that Paddock shot five or ten min
utes after / got TO the hotel. / know the mar
| shall, sheriff and district attorney. but / neve
told any of them. The first time 1 left Siou
| City after the murder was the time l went t
Council Bluffs with the wife of Bismarck
did not go before the coroners jury and tell tha
l knew who was the murderer did not t
| be IMPLICATED in the matter / was arrested be
! fore l was indicted I should have told tha
LeaviIt was the murderer when arrested, if
had been asked"